If you reveal the colour of the wallpaper in 10 downing Street at it's most extreme this is treason. Murdering 5 prostitues in Suffolk will get you life out in 15. where is the sense.?
2006-12-13 14:15:41 · 13 answers · asked by philip s 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Meaningless. Protocol 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, taken into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998, forbids capital punishment "under any circumstances"
2006-12-13 14:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no death penalty in this country now-for any offence including treason. It was abolised in the late '90s. Don't quite understand what you mean by revealing the colour of the wallpaper in 10 downing street, "at its most extreme",and am confused as to where treason comes into it. Roughly 4months ago now, there was a programme on T.V, about various ex-prime-ministers wives who lived at number 10-(this programme was hosted by Mrs Blair)-the T.V cameras looked all over number 10, so about 2 or 3 million viewers all over the country must have seen the decor of this house, yet no-one has had to answer the charge of treason yet. I do understand your thoughts on the death penalty for murderers though-especially with the scientific advancement of DNA in this very hi-tech time. These killers serve no purpose in society, or life in general, and should be humanely put down like the dogs they so obviously are.
2006-12-14 00:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The death penalty hasn't existed since we adopted the European Convention on Human Rights in 1998 so it's no longer still law.
2006-12-13 16:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by mickyrisk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My personal opinion, the death penalty for murder + treason, should be standardised, the from the highest to the lowest. Queen + country, we are all her subjects UK citizens, white + black.
2006-12-13 15:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kinda see where you going with this. Eye for an eye and all that?! Seems reasonable. You take a life so therefore . . . Especially with DNA and criminal profilign and such there probably wont be too many mistakes so the right person would be caught and tried.
2006-12-13 16:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly the death penalty for betraying your country has been removed by the european edict adopted as the human rights act.
2006-12-14 07:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
turning on your country, in a time of war, should carry death. are you afraid youre not allowed to help out the jihadists or something? maybe the events of 7/7 didnt wake you up to the real danger you face, and your country faces, and why death for turning on your country is needed. because death by our enemies will be dished to us, should our citizens turn on us.
2006-12-13 14:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was under the impression that the death penalty no longer existed in UK.
However I agree that punishments no longer befit the crimes.
2006-12-13 16:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to reply to Andy above yeah right.......glad to see we are now totally ruled by Europe........odd how all these free countries send back all the immigrants without fffffffffing up any ones rights YET the UK tosses them out and omg we just messed with their rights....................
Maybe this is why there will never be a referendum on certain issues regarding europe and England
2006-12-13 14:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by candy g 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rule #1: Things don't make sense. Don't expect them to.
2006-12-13 14:22:03 · answer #10 · answered by Katie T 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋